Mackoght

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Mackoght
Mac Uchta
The peak of Mackoght (foreground) with Errigal behind
Highest point
Elevation	555 m (1,821 ft)[1]
Prominence	150 m (490 ft)[1]
Listing	Marilyn
Coordinates	55°02′24″N 8°05′41″W / 55.03996°N 8.09460°W / 55.03996; -8.09460
Naming
English translation	son of the mountain-breast[1]
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Mackoght Ireland
Location	County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Parent range	Derryveagh Mountains and the Seven Sisters
OSI/OSNI grid	B940214
Topo map	OSi Discovery 1

Mackoght or Macoght (from Irish Mac Uchta, meaning 'son of the mountain-breast'), also called Little Errigal or Wee Errigal (Irish: an Earagail Bheag), is a 555 metres (1,821 ft) tall mountain in County Donegal, Ireland.^[1]

The mountain is the second most southern and second lowest of the mountain chain called the Seven Sisters by locals. The Seven Sisters are Muckish, Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More, Mackoght and Errigal. The Seven Sisters are part of the Derryveagh Mountains. Mackoght is also the 351st tallest peak in Ireland.^[1]

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